Arachidonic acid (ARA or AA), one of the most important polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), has various physiological activities and positive effects on human health. ARA production by Mortierella alpina has beco...Arachidonic acid (ARA or AA), one of the most important polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), has various physiological activities and positive effects on human health. ARA production by Mortierella alpina has become a hot topic in recent years, owing to that it is effective, safe and easy to control. How to improve ARA yield and purification efficiency is important to ARA production in M. alpina. Therefore, in this review, we summarized some methods to improve ARA yield: optimization of culture conditions, mycelium aging technologies and metabolic regulation, and the commonly used methods for ARA isolation and purification, to provide a theoretical basis for ARA production by M. alpina fermentation.展开更多
基金Supported by Natural Science Foundation of Yunnan Province(2016FB030)Young Academic and Technical Talent Program of Yunnan Province(2011CI027)~~
文摘Arachidonic acid (ARA or AA), one of the most important polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), has various physiological activities and positive effects on human health. ARA production by Mortierella alpina has become a hot topic in recent years, owing to that it is effective, safe and easy to control. How to improve ARA yield and purification efficiency is important to ARA production in M. alpina. Therefore, in this review, we summarized some methods to improve ARA yield: optimization of culture conditions, mycelium aging technologies and metabolic regulation, and the commonly used methods for ARA isolation and purification, to provide a theoretical basis for ARA production by M. alpina fermentation.